Column No.6: An ‘escape’ from Togo in retrospect (III)
Being used to the empty streets of Lome by now – save for the odd burning tyre, or two, or three – we half-expected to see the highway deserted. There
Column No. 6
A weekly column by Abdulkareem Baba Aminu, which touches on general issues
Column No.6: An ‘escape’ from Togo in retrospect (II)
We happened by a group of at least eight border patrol personnel, so suddenly that it seemed to me they simply materialized right in front of us by wa
Column No.6: An ‘escape’ from Togo in retrospect
Sometime in April of 2005, I travelled to Togo as part of a monitoring team for that country’s presidential election. For those who can remember, it w
Column No.6: Can a book (try to) solve the world’s problems?
This week’s piece is a re-visitation of sorts. Released in September 2021, ‘Solved’ is a book I bought after reading the subtitle – ‘How Other Countri
Column No.6: Returning home to KABAFest 2022
Even a casual reader of this column knows Kaduna is home for me. It is also clear that I have more than a passing interest in reading, literature, and